Balayage & Custom Colour
Colour that grows out without a hard line at the roots. We build a shade plan around your skin tone and your regrowth cycle, then paint freehand so the blend does the work instead of a striping pattern.
Colour planned for the grow-out, not just the first week
The best-looking colour job is often the one that still looks intentional eleven weeks later. That means choosing a placement that softens as it lifts out, and picking a base shade that sits close enough to your natural to avoid a visible band.
We test a strand first on any big change, especially over box dye or previous lightening. It adds twenty minutes and removes most of the risk of a surprise orange.
- Strand test before any major lift
- Freehand placement matched to your parting
- Bond-building added to every lightening service
- A take-home tone plan so the shade lasts
What makes the shade last
Colour fades. The job is to control how it fades so the last month looks deliberate rather than tired.
Toner, not just bleach
Every lift gets a custom toner mixed to the shade we agreed on. Skipping this step is why salon blondes sometimes go brassy in a fortnight.
Foils only where needed
We use freehand painting for most of the head and reserve foils for the sections that need a harder lift. Less foil means a softer line as it grows.
Bond treatment built in
A repairing additive goes into the lightener itself, so the hair is being protected during the process rather than rescued afterwards.
Colour pricing
Quoted per service, not per hour. Long or very dark hair can run higher and we flag that at the consultation.
Root Touch
For holding a base shade between bigger appointments
A$185- Strand and patch test included
- Root application only
- Tone and gloss finish
- Blow-dry and style
Half-Head Balayage
The most requested service in the salon
A$345- Freehand painting to mid-lengths
- Custom toner mixed on the day
- Bond builder in the lightener
- Gloss and blow-dry finish
Full Transformation
For a complete change of shade or a big lift
A$540- Two-session booking if the lift needs it
- Full freehand balayage or global colour
- Double bond treatment
- Take-home tone kit and aftercare plan
From consultation to finished shade
Colour takes longer than a cut, so here is exactly what the hours are spent on.
Shade consultation
Swatches come out and we look at your skin tone in daylight near the window, not under salon lights.
Strand and patch test
A small section is processed first. Patch test a minimum of 48 hours ahead if you are a new client.
Sectioning and painting
Hair is parted to follow your natural fall and the lightener is painted freehand, working from the ends upward.
Development
Time is judged by eye and by feel, not by a stopwatch. We check every ten minutes.
Toning
A custom toner goes on after the wash to settle the shade and cut any warmth we do not want.
Gloss and finish
A final gloss seals the cuticle, then a blow-dry, then a walkthrough of the tone plan.
Colour work
Six recent jobs, shot in the same window light so the shades compare honestly.
Caramel balayage painted two shades lighter than the base, kept clear of the root for a long grow-out.
Platinum lift with a deliberate shadow root so the regrowth reads as part of the design.
A copper gloss laid over light brown for warmth without a full lift.
Face-framing money pieces, two tones ahead of the base, on unbleached brunette.
Corrective toning on over-lightened hair, brought from yellow to a neutral ash.
Global cherry red on mid-length hair, applied in one pass for an even tone.
Colour questions
The ones we answer most often at the chair. Ask anything else by phone.
Plan a colour appointment
Colour needs a little more planning than a cut. Send the form and we will reply with a time block and an honest price range.
- +61 7 4829 1736
- spimori@hotmail.com
- 540 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley QLD 4006, Australia
- Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 7pm. Closed Monday and Tuesday.